A low cost electronic ballast for a 36 W fluorescent lamp based on current-mode-controlled boost inverter: design example for a greenhouse application with a 120 DC bus power distribution

Author

Rico-Secades, M. ; Corominas, E.L. ; Ribas, J. ; Calleja, A.J. ; Alonso, J.M. ; Cardesín, J.

Author_Institution

Tecnologia Electron., Oviedo Univ., Spain

Volume

5

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

3445

Abstract

A nonresonant electronic ballast based on one power switch and on one reactive element-one inductance-is described in this paper. The special current mode control implementation provides an intrinsic short circuit protection and a very simple control circuitry. Filament heating time, current during the heating period and the protection against broken tube can be easily implemented with the proposed circuitry. A greenhouse application with a 120 V DC bus power distribution is presented in this paper. A high power factor and the DC bus voltage are easily obtained (in this particular application) from a classical series-connected 12-pulse rectifier in combination with a transformer with two secondary windings (one in Wye connection and other one in Delta connection)

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; electric current control; fluorescent lamps; invertors; lamp accessories; lighting control; power distribution; power transformers; transformer windings; 12-pulse rectifier; 120 V; 30 W; DC bus power distribution; DC bus voltage; current mode control; current-mode-controlled boost inverter; design example; filament heating time; fluorescent lamp; greenhouse application; intrinsic short circuit protection; low cost electronic ballast; nonresonant electronic ballast; power factor; power switch; power transformer; reactive element; Circuits; Costs; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Inductors; Inverters; Power distribution; Protection; Rectifiers; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE

Conference_Location

Rome

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6401-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2000.882662

Filename

882662